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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-01
SEDUCEb AND MURDERED,
REV. WILLIAM THOMAS ABBOTT
WEsi'S BRUTAL CRIME.
A Post Mor'em Examination OF
Susie Beck's BODY Reveals a
Liberal Use Of Arsenic.

ST.. LOUIS, July Sl.--The discovery
OF srsenic 10 large quantities in the
liver OF Susie Beck establishes from
the police standpoint conc!usively the
evidence Of murder, and the almost
uninterrupted chain Of circumstan,ial
evidence in their minds fixes The
crime on the Rev. William Thomas
Abbott West, Of Ohesterton, Ind,
accordingly they issued the following
circular to-day, with g picture Of the
accused, which will be sent to every
police station In tho United States
and Canada:
Arrest for murder the Rev. Will.
lam Thomss Abbott West, alias
Tnsmas Abbott, tbiriy.one years OF
sge, i've feet Elk inches high, with
dark auburn hair, dark brown eyes,
full, square face and chin, clean
shAven; stoops tlis htly when walking
wears wine colored spectacler, dresses
like . clergyman. He ssducsd aud
poisoned Susie or Annie Beck, in this
city, July 10Th. He Is we'll known in
South Bend. Ind. He may look for
work at slectrotypips, and 10 handy
at any kind Of work. Usually wore a
black prince Albert coat, but will
likely discard that garment for some
other kind. He fed from Cheeterion
on the 10th instant Tor parts unknown.
Wiie me when arrested and will send
an tfiicer with rquitition papers for
him.
AHTo nUHBLER. Chief Of Police.
In ell cities where West 10 known
parties OF citizens sre on the lookout
Tor him. At Ohetterton the citizens
have organized, and 1000 men are
ready TO search the woods, believing
that Wet Is now In hidirg In tina,
part OF the country.
Alter DIR. Luedeking had notified
the coroner OF his discovery OF the
presence OF arsenic, chief clerk John
Ryan started tie police machinery In
earnest. He said: eve haven't got
evidence euouRh to hang q man, bot
We have a might, complete chain Of
evidence 10 work on. i think the
scoundrel seduced tina, girl and then
persuaded her 10 leave with him, os.
tenslbly for the purpose OF
get,irg rid Of the cons quences
Of his yillliny, but in real.
itv 10 kill her In order TO be
,fectually rid OF her. You SEQ he had
been the talk Of the town whore no
lived for weeks before he left, and
knowing that he had 10 do something
- o,ra ghten IL out, he told the girl
that be would take her away and ct
rid OF the effects OF their intimacy.
When he got ready 10 give her the
poison he told her IL was 10 produce
an abortion and that she would have
TO stand some pain and she must not
tell what was the n after with her. /
am saii fed that there was premature
BIRTH b.iore the girl died and that
West 9 cretsd the child In the coffin
after che was laid ont. Coroner
F,tz.r will begin an inquest on Susie
Beek's body Wednesday.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-01
FLOODS.
Aaz asia. ss., uader water Banks
OF the Canal Endanxered


AuovsrA, Ga. July 9i.-Thls city
has been under water ior tho pis,
lwenty.ioni houTs -lhAi IL, the upper
portion Of II. Water commenced com.
ing In cary last night, and by 3
O'Clock this morning the territory en-
braced between Schultz hill, in Caro-.
lima, aud Harrisburg hill, 10 Georgia,
Cumming street and the second level
canal, vas from one 10 three feet under
water. The water 10 now recoding,
and tho danger Ia thought /, DO over.
About 10 O'Clock tonight something Of
q panic was created by the ringing Of
tho signal alarm, and tbs report going
the rounds tina. the great canal had
given way. The bell proved a sum.
mona for workmon, Z! being true that
the banks we're In danger. The lots TO
the corporation 10 $4,000. 10 eitiEsns
$4,000 and 10 farmers along the river
about o., 6O0,0 200.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-01
THE PEyDiNG DUsLS.
Beulanger ma Perry May Fish
To-day Duel.

Beulanger ma Ferry May Figh,
To-day Duel.
PABIs, July 3l,-The duel between
Gen. Boulangsr and sx Premier Ferry
will probably take place tomorrow,
Gen. Boulanger allows NJ, Ferry the
choice Of Weapons, and pstois will
probably be selected. The irieuds oil
Gen. Blulangsr take a serious view oi
the affair.
TRRsY's SECONDS AGENT.
PARIS, July SIN, Ferry's sscon ds
are absent from PARIS aud he may be-
obliged 10 appoint otheru or poltpone
the duel until Tuesday.
oAssIaNAc LAuR YIAtCo.
PARIs, July 3l.-The Oassignse. Laur
affair has proved q hasco, Cassignac
refusing to fight unles Laur publish
the nsmes OF the eishty.iour generals
who he alleges proposed coup d'etai
70 Gen. Boulanger. Cassignsc pub.
lishes articles daily ridlculing Laur.
ANOTHER DULL
Pare, July 3l.-M. De Lsiosse has
challenged NJ. Laurs 10 fight duel.
DENIES THE STATEMENT.
PARIS, July BIN. De Laiosse do
mics the truth Of Deputy Lluis' socu.
satiop, to the , a ct that he tDe La.
fosse made ovtr,uies to Gen. Bou.
LANCER to head q coup d. e,atin favor
Of the restoration OF the monarchy.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-01
TWO BIC PlRRS.
el1o,oos Blaze I'm Pittsbuvg-essoO
Loaf at "a. Wayne.

PIrrruRo, Pa, July 3i.--A dlBas-
trous Gre occurred on tho south eide
OF o o'clock this morning, by which
the glsss manufacturing ilrms Of s
Mckee a 90. and King, Son & Co. sus
tanned heavy loSees. The hro started
In the packing house oi Kings fact.
DRY aud quickly spread to the machine
shops and mould rooms, destroy ing
them all. Il thsn communicated 70
the Offices Of Mckee d Co, on tho op
poslte side Of the ttfeet, end In short
time had entirely consumed them,
together with tna company q extensive
warehouse, which was filed with new
aud valuable stock. TIE fre was dis.
covered shortly tiorc o'clock this
morning In the packing house u K,ns,
SON 4 Co., and ie tuppcied 10 have
originated from the sparks OF q pass
ing Locomotive. Daring the pro9Teas
OF the col 4 ,graiion Fnemon John
Gillespie ami John Benning were
caught nader falling wslls. and the
latter was qnite seriously injured. Toe
total less Ia estimated at fl60,0l0, Of
which Mckee X %. loss 100000 and
King, Son x %. $4,000 Tno insur.
anoe Ia aboui 10000 Several hundred
rien will be temporarily thrown ont
Of employment.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-01
HaAHN Alarms.

PrTlBuRo, Pa, July 3l.--A heavy
thunder storm, accompanied by q
wind with avslocily Of ,hlrty.sIS miles
an hour, passed over this city at 8
o'cock this evening. nioding streets
and cellars and doing grea, dAmIge 10
trees, fences ard small buildings.
Telegraph wires wera prottTatsd and
trains on several foaia we're delayed.
but no accidents we're reported.
The Signal Service records for July
show that the pas, month has been
tho hottest Ia fifteen years, aud that
moro rain has fallen than In any pre-.
vlous JAY for many years.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-01
s,raoh W = r,da, wave.

EEw YRE, July ~. This steamer
Umbha, from Liverpool, which AZ.
rived here today me, with . tldal
wave or cyclone tqiall, which struck
the vessel At 2 O'Clock llgl "Wednesday
morning The wave was Aen for
moro than ton minatea before u
reached the s'esmer, giving tho off,
GERS ample tmB 10 prep Q for Il. II
stuck tlo yeigel with gtat ilron, car.
Iying asay y portion Of the bridge and
forward hatch, and niodlng tho for
ward o,blns snd etespge, Owing 10
tie acoideut and lev tho Umbia war
delayed about twonly honrg.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-01
ssa, 900 Lost by wire,

lSDIAsAroLIs, lED., July S0-The
TPurrips Fort wsyBe .?selsl reporii
that ABBOTT 9o'elock this incoming hrs
broke out In the buildlng occupied by
We'll Bros. 4 Co, dealers In hides,
pelts, rags, tsllow and wool. Toe
flames spread rapidly aud tho build.
lrR, with all lis contents on tho upper
h0ore, wa soon consumed. The east
wall fell IN on tbs livery ban " DR..
Blrnnm, crushing through tie roof
end njor aud setting the structure ON
Ere, toe building, a two story bTitk,
being destroyed. We'll Bros. 4 %.
Get mate their Lose A. 10000 10 49,.
90. To lntuIahce 10 about 5000
The lose on the building 10 5000 fully
incurred. DR. BArnum's lodB 10 10000
Toe building Was Insured for $4,000
and the other properly Tor small
aIuOuntB
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-01

ss tie cutters, however, and were car
Yied by the company for nothing,
while the workers Of the scheme re-
ceived from 81 to IS from each per-
son. Mccartney ssys hs knows Of
two Of the clique who made from $l0,-
600 to $4,000 and that he believes
the compsuy's loss wss $1,000 per
week or mere. He also says q large
part OF the passenger businets Of the
read was done in this way.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-01
CAN HE ME sECUREDr
A Case OF Forgery viii be Looked

Ter.
CHICAGO, IT,, July 3l.-Now that
the convicted boodler, McGsriglo,
has safely reached Canadian shores,
speculation has turned to the question
Of how, II at all, his return may be
brought about. His extradltlon on
the charge on which he was convicted
is, OF course, ont OF the question. IL
hes been suggested, however, that out
OF some Of his crooked" work on
various county bills, estimates, etc, q
case OF forgery might bo made. This
would bring the matter under the
provisions Of tho treaty. States At
iorDey Grinnell was unable to saw to-
day whether the matter would bear
the construction or not, hut thought
the pJint well worth looking into.
"Auolher question which has been
asked me, continued he, "Also sug-
ges,sd another important train OF
,housh'. IL may turn out, upon in.
voe,iga,ion, that there IL involved In
McCiarigle's supposed escape by the
schooner Blake moro than q msre
queston OF the exlradition treaty.
The Blake was owned in part by a
Canadian tn1 In pait by m American
citizen. The schooner i,se was ply
ing between two friendly countries,
end II strikes me that In such an
Outrageous breach OF the comfy Of
nations the Federal Government
might very we'll take hand. am
no, up In international or admiralty
law well enough to express q positive
opinion, bat IL Ia q good question Tor
Sheriff Matson and his lawyers 10
tettlc."
II is stated that the sheriff has
asked Gov. 0glehby TO communicate
with the authorities at Washington
and see II thoy will not take sumo
sotion toward securing he return Of
the escaped convict.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-01
les Davis Dssossss. ProhIsIi,en.

PoHr WoHrn Tsr., July 3l.-0n tho
occasion Of tho anti prohibition State
barbeSuo, here on the 10Th instant, a
strong letter was read from Jsnsuou
Davis TO ET.Gov. Lubbock ,denounelng
prohibition on the ground that tue
world was governed too much. The Ca
zgite tomorrow sill print Toply % Mr.
Davls's letter, from John II. II hgaB,
expressing B1rpflso and sonOu that
Mr.. Davis should have tphen slisH on
the qnoallon. Senator Reagan eayI
the Dlvia letter has coat prohibition
thousands oil votes In Texas.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-01
Prince Hrsu IuspE Devawsasss
thropfnt

Nav YohK, July Sl.-Pflnce Krov
LuEng DsvAwouiso yaroprakaw, half
brother Of the Kirg Of Siam, and
suite, arrived by the Umbha today.
The prince, who hw been "doing"
the Qaeen's Jubilee, 10 about thirty.
ono years cid asd speaks English
readily. He leli Siam IN May and
has no detnite plsns Of action In tlin
oouniry other than tina, no will 20 20
Washington from here. thence via
Niagara and homo via San Francisco.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-01
Ki,ref ~ Lisb,.,se

LouEvILE Ky ,July 3i.-Byspeeisl
from M. u. O. uollins, westminster at
Henderson, KY, Il was learned that
on Friday afternoon three oolored
people, Sol pnowden, Moses Watkins
aud Allos Ofoss, residing near tba.
place, were wofkins In a tobacco Geld
when storm came up. They took
shelter under atrer, aod had been
there bot few minutes Whom y bolt
OF lightning flashed down, bhatlerlng
the lfoD and killirgall three Instantly.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-01
ANOrHER swIsDLg.
The nisse.ri Pacific the yis,in Of
Auother Scheme.

N. LoUs, No, July 81. The Globe.
Democrat reveals another scheme by
which II STATED that Jay Gould and tho
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
have been swindled on, OF a large sum
Of money. 1, Is rot 20 big thing az
the lie corner, reported some days ego,
bul Il seems 10 show that various plans
have been worked for q long time
past 10 hloce the company. The ttory
Ia brisi IL, tina, CoEan d Co., the chief
tic contractors OF tho road, we're emit.
tied 10 n pa0s which would carry all
tho Ito cultsrn needed over
the system. Mccartney < Mara
furnished tie cutters for Cowan a 90,
changing Zach man 30 cents Tor gstlio OF
him work. 0ns day Mr.. Mccartney,
who makos the statement, SAYS he ob.
served great falling ca OF appllcA.
iions for work In tho regular way end
In looking into the matter he dis.
covered that Lie business wa baing
taken away from him aud that q clique
who-e names be does not give, we're
sending men 20 any and oil points on
the road5 on C0wan Il Oo's pass and
changing them from o. 10 IS zach for
transplT alton. This pera,na thus car.
rled over the road we're MT conhusd 10
ito CUTTER, but tho sssfrlon 10
that anybody vas scnl who paid tho
price @ked. They were sll booked
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-01
Y,ilau F,y.r.

KET WHr, FLA., July 3i.-Thsre
have been four row cases Of yellow
fever since yes,eidhy aud no dealhs.
The record Ga1dB nov: Total csei 10
date, 10l total dealhs, a.; total die
charged cured, 90; sick nov, bs.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-01
OH strush BIZ I.Ishtni.s.

PmLADHLrnfA, Pa, July 3l.-Dur-
ing q heavy thunderstorm this evon-
ing, ono OF the tanks Of tho Atlantic
OIL r, duery ut Point BreIz ~ was struck
by lightning. The oil contumsd 10
yarlouSly Estimated a. from 700 10 1900
barrels.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-01

etNLA "A battle was receEtlv fought
between the Aighans and the ChllIiis.
hSmors are current Of trechery among
the Ameer's troops. Particulars have
not been received.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-01
Wee as Pesslsrse

CLEvALlsD, o., July 3l.-Rev. Will
lam Thoma, Abbott West, who eloped
with q girl named Susie Beck, from
ChesteIton, Ind, rome time since, and
who was mentioned In dispatch from
st. Louis in connection with thu death
OF the girl. formerly resided IN Glove
land. He came hero i've or Elk years
$50 from Canada and worked AZ bis
trade OF silver platter. He soon became
superiniendent Il the sunday .scho Vi
Of tbs Taylor street NJ. T. Chnfch. NJ d
while aoting la that capacity distin.
guhhtd himself by prefIrins sensa.
tiDnal charges against the pastor, Rev.
Mr. Hoffman. The cna'gss were not
sustained and WHEN Wet Jeff Lerf, "a is
sad, he WIS refused q letter By ths
church Ho went from here 10 Kan
4 lkee, Ills.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-09-08
A Once Noted Indian Squaw.

Among the squaws accompanying Colo
row in his peripatetic journeyiRgs about
the White river country, is Chipe.a, the
wife of the lamented Ouray, the late head
chief of the Ute nation.
The career of this woman says the
Denver Republican, is beyond anything
yet written; even Fennimore Cooper, in
his description of the romance of alb
original life, falls far short of anything
like it in his character sketches.
Chipeta became best known to the peo-
pie of this country during the exciting
period leading up to and following the
Meeker massacre. The details OF that
affair are yet fresh in the public mind
so fresh indeed, as to Justify ia the
minds of some people the present mill
tary activity in the minds of those only
too well acquainted with the treachery of
the Ute character.
The Utes, prior TO twenty years ago,
were unknown outside of the Washington
chronological bureau. They lived in the
Rocky Mountains, as they had lived for
centuries, and of all the tribes that roam
ed in Aomadic freedom throughout the
west they had preserved the purity of
their traditions their customes and mode
of living were the same as had been in
vogue in the beginning, and their mode
of government, republican in fotm, was
similar in practice to that of centuries
ago, before republic in this country
was ever dreamed OF
In conformity with the long establish
ed custom the nation was on the eve of
the election of head chief Their was
a number of candidates and among them
was 0uray, who was supported by the
government against the claims of Igna-
clio, who had the suffrages of the war
party. Ouray was for peace, and on this
platform he was elected. The contest ex-
cited great deal of interest throughout
the country especially at Washington.
Following Ouray's election to the chief
taiEsaip the first official act he was Gale
upon TO consider -as the adyisability of
removal of his tribe from the noun
tains of Colorado to Utah, and in connect
ion with proposed treaty between the
United States and the Ute nation he ves
summoned to Washington. On his trip
he was accomp panied by his wife. Both
he and Chipeta had in a measure adopted
the dress of civilized life.
They owned their own ranch, their
herds fed upon their own pastures, and
in essentials lived as white people and
enjoyed the comforts of civilized life.
These facts preceded the chief and his
consort to Washington, and with all the
romance of their wild mountain life cling
ing about them, added to the heritage OF
an ancient and warlike lineage, they
wets received with open arms by the high
social circles of tbs capital city. Every
where they we're feted and the doors Of
the mansions in the West end swung in.
ward at their approach.
Chipeta was idolized. She was clothed
in silks: her raiment was the fancy OF
the best eastern dressmakers, and the
tawdry fiRery accociased with life OF
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-09-08
MAMMALIAN Not the Hero He Has
Been Painted.
Sensational Disclosures in the City
of Mexico.
The Late Emperor Said to Nave Sur
rendered Garrison on Condition
OF Receiving Personal Immun-
ity. Escobado's Charges.

CRY OF MEXICO, via Galveston, Aug
3l.-A great sensation was created al
this capitol to-day by leading article in
The Monitor Republicano, wherein an
astounding revelation of the conduct OF
the Emperor Macmillan on the surren'
der of the city of Queretaro is given tC
the public.
For weeks past there has been most
acrimonious controversy in the news
papers regarding the assumed treachery
of the imperial Gen. Lopez in surrender
ing the convent of La Cruz, the key to
Queretaro during the siege. The writer
declares that Gen. Escabado, commander
of the Republican forces, made a report
on the matter to the government two
months ago, indicating Gen. Lopez, and
the published statement is furnished him
by one of Gen Escobado's officers, to whom
the report to the government was read
On the first page of the report is a photo.
graphedi letter purporting to have beer
written by Emperor Macmillan to Miguel
Lopez. The letter, translated, reads as
follows
"We recommend you to observe pro-
found secresy regarding the commission
to Gen. Escobado, which we have entrust
ed to you for if it is divnlged our honor
will be stained
The commission referred was that the
garrison should be delivered to Escobado
on condition that the latter should ALLOW
Macmillan and mis- officers to depart I'M
molested; that Macmillan had already
signed his abdication, and that he would
go straight to Vera Cruz or ruxpan, where
81, Lo "a -, ynf-
on board and that I've would engage him
SELF on his word of honor, never again to
NEEDLE in the affairs of Mexico. After
some parley it was arranged that the
Republican army should occupy the con
vent of La Cruz, and that Macmillan in
person would there surrender himself I'M
conditionally. The convent was acco-d-
ingly seized without resistance, but Maxi
milan did not comply with his promise
to surrender his person on that spot.
Queretaro was then occupied after some
Intellectual resistance, and the lmperialist
leaders were made prisoners.
Macmillan afterwards asked Escobado
not to reveal the manner in which the con
vent of La Cruz had been occupied. Els
cobado said that he would make 10 such
engagement, inasmuch as circumstan oes
of such nature might arise las would
compel him to make a full statement of
this facts. Macmillan, however, persist
ed. He said that he foresaw his own end,
and that now his only care was to pre-
ve1t any stain from lighting on the escut-
cheon of the illustrious house of Haps-
burg, of which he was q scion, and that
If Escobado could not make an uncondi-
tional promise, he entreated that he would
at least engage not to reveal the truth
until after the death of the unfortunate
empress, Carlotta. Escobado, compass
donating the unhappy position of his
fallen foe, made promise on condition
that he should consider himself released
therefrom if, at any time, circumstances
should arise which might make it imper-
alive on him to speak.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-09-08
Great Telescopes
The Forum for September,

II is frankly to be admitted that for or
binary work enormous instrgu ents are
not advantageous; those OF moderate d-
mensions will do far more easily and
rapidly the work of which thoy are cap
able. II would be poor economy to shoot
squirrels with fifteen inch cannon. OBJ
servers with smaller instruments, il they
have sharp eyes and use them faithfully,
can always find enough TO do and can do
it we'll. But the great telescope has two
advantages which are decisive. In tho
FIRST place, IL collects more light and SO
makes 1t possible to use higher magnify
ing powers, aud thus virtually 20 draw
nearer to the object studied than we can
with Il smaller one; aud, in the next place,
in consequence OF what is known as "dif-
fraction" the image of a luminous point
made by large lens is smalley and
sharper than that made by a small one.
The smaller the telescope the larger are
the so-called spurious disks of the stars,
40 that in case OF close double star for
instance, where our nine-inch telescope
shows only an oval disk, the twenty three
inch shows two fine distinctly separated
points. II is true that the atmospheric
disturbances, which always prevail to q
greater or less extent, very seriously at
feet the seeing" with large instruments.
The power of the prince of tho air.
which is to the astronomer the very type
of the total dopravity of inanimate
things" on nine clear nights out of ten
deprives a great telescope OF much of its
just superiority, 30 that on an ordinary
night a good observer with an aperture
OF twelve or fifteen inches can make ont
all that can be fairly seen with twenty
four or thirty inches at .ho same time.
And yet the writer has continually veri-
fed in his experience of DR.. Clark, who
said: "You can always sac with large
telescope everything shown, by smaller
one--a little better IL the seeing is bad;
immensely better if is good" But when
n really good night comes, as once in
while it does, then TO n great telescope
heaven opens, new worlds appear, new
forms and features are discovered, old IL
lusions are dissipated, and observations
and measurements before beyond the
reach of human skill become possible,
easy and accurate. In fact, tho reason
ableness of wanting still larger telescopes
is identically the same as that OF wanting
n telescope at all. OF course, IL is impos-
sible TO predict what discoveries will be
made with tho great Lick telescope when
il is erected on its mountain of privilege
very likely none; il is not possible now
to go out at night, as some seem to think,
and pick up "discoyeries' as one would
gather flowers in the forest Bpt we may
be sure OF this, that 1t will collect data,
with micrometer, camera and spsStro-
scope, which will remove many difficulties,
will clear up doubts, will actually advance
our knowledge, and, what Is still more
important, will prepare the way and hew
the steps for ptill higher climbing toward
the stars.